Customer Reviews

Apple iPod 4 GB mini M9804LL/A (Pink) OLD MODEL

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4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

I got the apple mini ipod for my 5th grade graduation (last year) and I haven't put it down since! You can buy songs from the music library and you can also purchase cads for like, $9.50. I have also heard about how u can download books onto it, I haven't tried it but it sounds cool! I do NOT recommend the plastic skin, they are very annoying to put on and take off because they grip the ipod! Also, with the plastic skin you cannot put on the ipod pants holder (you slide the ipod in to it and clip it to your pants)! The pants holder is ideal for someone who doesn't feel like holding the thing, and is convenient. I would say that the mini ipod is the best and smartest chose over all the ipods! Sure the orignal thing can hold 50,000 songs, but that thing is chubby! Anyway, who needs 50,000 songs, you'd need to download all your cads and then to fill it up you'd need to still spend about $40,000 on songs from the music
library! Then the nano can only hold 500 songs! Sure it has color and shows you the CD cover, but WHO CARES! It also has a setting where you can download pictures, but you can't take them with it and when do you need to have pictures with you when you're listening to music? When you purchase the songs, they cost 99 cents, but they really cost $1.00(1 cent tax). You should also buy some type of speakers. They have a lot of different kinds out there. I have tried a lot of them and so far none of them seemed junky, all good quality! Any of those reviews out there that say "its too expensive, the screen breaks, or its junky" well just brain wash yourself from all of those false comments and listen to this " ITS A GREAT BUY"! I have many friends who have it and not one single complaint! They may seem expensive, but trust me, ITS WORTH IT! Also to make your song purchases easier, get a music card and put like $50.00 into it. On the back it gives you the 3 easy step instructions on how to put the money you downloaded into the card on your ipod account. I would recommend this for someone who is 10 or older. Anyone younger may loose it or play with it the wrong way. By the way, I have dropped it several times and nothing happened! I hope my review was helpful to you and your decision (which should be YES) on if the ipod mini is good quality and worth buying!

I think this is the best music player ever created. From a kid's point of view that is. The color options are cool, and ipods alow you to put the songs you actually LIKE on to one player. No more "i have to carry a million CD's around." Buying songs off of itunes only costs 99 cents. So, if you are a parent, but his for your kid. The ipod nano (in my opinion) is way too thin, and will easily break if dropped. My friend has a black one, and there are scratches all over it, they are very visible. So the ipod mini is the best choice!

I always admired people with these mini iPods and I was surfing amazon one day and I saw it for the low price of $149.99 with free shipping. So I decided I deserved a big present for myself, I bought it. It took about 2 weeks for the shipping and I took it to Washington D.C., the battery life isn't great for a trip but it's good. It takes several hours to charge, which is a downfall but it should charge overnight.
Although, I had the same problem with it 3 times. It kept giving the exclamation point folder icon, which meant a low battery, no memory, or reset. Well I know it had memory because I had songs on it and I know I charged the battery. I called apple for help but got no help what so ever, I was very fed up. Apple charges you $49.99 for each Tech Support Phone call you make after the first one, just so you know. If you are up for a headache then sure it's a great buy. I know people who never had problems, but then again I know at least 2 other people that have had this trouble with it too. Needless to say I sent it back to Amazon for a refund.

Buy a regular iPod instead. I bought mine around a year ago and sometimes it is unresponsive the rest of the time the screen freezes up and you have to wait for it to be responsive again...
My friend also had the same problem. And supposedly there was a recall on the mini iPods? The "regular" iPods might be more expensive but, it's better than the mini.

I am sure I don't need to go on about how great an ipod is while it works, most people know that by now. But I had an ipod which broke after 2 months. When they replace it, they don't give you a new one - they give you a "refurbished one" which really means an ipod from someone else which broke and is probably older than yours. The warranty only exists for 1 year from when you bought the original ipod. Now after having my second ipod for under a year, the battery completely looses it's charge in minutes. As it is just over a year since my original purchase, I am out of luck. Their entire concept of customer service is a disgrace.

I'd just like to say if your thinking of buying an iPod Mini you should go ahead and do so. It's awesome! Every color is really cute and you can go to the apple website and they can engrave anything you want in the back to personalize it FOR FREE. When I got it I was amazed, it was absolutely gorgeus. It's very simple to use with amazing features!
-It has four games (parachute, solitare, music quiz, brick) they are all fun and easy to play. Also, the music quiz is awesome! It quizes you on all of the songs you have, it's a good game to play when your bored.
-Easy to read, to use, the dial is very simple, i figured how to work it in about a minute
-The screen is the perfect size, easy to read and offers a beautiful bright backlight!
-It also has: an alarm clock, calender, world clock, sleep timer, date and time clock.
-You can store: notes, contact lists, and to do lists.
-You can easily look through your entire collection in alphabetical order.
-You can choose to shuffle by: songs, composers, albums, artists ect.
-Play and store audio books to.
What your iPod comes with:
It comes with a simple Getting Started booklet it tells you everything you need to know to get started. A USB cable which is used to charge your iPod right from the computer, and transfers all your music. It also comes with nice headphones with two sets of black pads for them, a nice belt clip (great for working out!!!!) and iTunes software.
About iTunes:
iTunes is a very simple program. It is really i mean REALLY fast at transfering your music. It easily organizes my entire music collection. I can simple create playlists which go right on your iPod. It comes with a awesome music store to.(Note: iPod only works with iTunes and you do not need a mac, you can use a PC)
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This is a awesome mp3 player!

this is the second ipod mini ive owned (the first one being a lemon) and ive had this one for about 10 months. although the sound quality is excellent and the materials are of superb quality, the battery isnt functioning properly, and i think the thing has a life of its own! sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. ive taken it to many apple stores explaining my situation and no one has really offered much help. they did a battery test and said it was fine when it really wasnt. its also waaaaaaaaay overpriced (i have a 1st gen with 4GB, and at the time, it was $250; its come down to $199, but thats still way to much compared with other mp3 players). NO WONDER THIS THING WAS DROPPED!!! in conclusion, dont buy it, but get a regular 20GB ipod cuz it supposively works much better, has a longer battery life, and you get 16 or 14 more GB (depending on the model) for only $50-100 more!!!!

About one year ago I purchased my first mP3 player. It held only about 15 Songs, you couldn't see what your were playing or shuffle songs. However It was a huge step from a CD player which would usually skip and you had to constantly change CD's. After a while I decided to get an iPod mini. Not only did everyone else have one at the time but they looked really cool. It has been about 3 mo. since I've had my iPod and it has been the best thing ever. A long battery life, perfect quality of songs and incredibly easy to use. It holds an incredible amount of music and also features games, address book, and alarm. The fact that you can categorize songs but genre, artist and album puts the icing on the cake. Now you may think it is a little pricey being over 150 dollars. But in reality for the number of songs it holds and the incredible features it has, IT IS THE BEST DEAL EVER!

Im 15 and i just finished saving up for this and i love it. I think it was better that i waited for the second generation to come out,the battery life improved drastically. Everyone else says that there are other mp3 player out there cheaper but do they hold as many songs?? do they display it so beautifully? b/c if your like me and have more than 600 songs this is a perfect mp3 player. Its pretty ( i have the pink one even though i like the 1st generation pink, this is more brighter than pastel-y), its small, very simple to use - its dumby-proof for all of you out there that arent so electronically intellectual. All in all i l0ve it soo much, its great for listening on the train or public transportation nd i cant imagine me going anywhere w/o it, well worth my $$. If you love your music and want it with you and are thinking about buying an mp3 player get this one!!
- I gave it 4 stars nd not 5 b/c im a windows user nd i just absolutely hate iTunes, its not difficult to manage just not me, id prefer windows media player, im so used to it.

We purchased an ipod mini about 9 months ago, and it runs well. However, the battery doesn't hold much of a charge, and needs frequent re-juicing. This is not the kind of thing one expects from a new Apple item costing this much. Overall, while the product is well-designed, and works wonderfully, the batter problem leaves us somewhat disappointed.